Hosting a Tiki Party Or Luau

Hosting a Tiki Party Or Luau

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By James R Shaw

A tiki party or luau is the quintessential summer party. Although most tiki parties happen in a backyard or near a pool, your tiki party or luau can also be held indoors. A tropical party atmosphere is uniquely relaxing and inviting. Plus, it is very easy to decorate your home or yard with Polynesian style.
The first step in decorating for your party is to set up a wooden tiki bar. This can take the form of a freestanding hut, or a smaller bar anywhere you plan to serve food or drinks. These are actually quite easy to construct, and should be covered in grass skirts or thatching for an authentic look. You can make a tiki bar in just a few days; this bar will serve as the centerpiece of your party, and instantly pull together the theme of your party. If you do not have the time to set up a full bar, decorate a table or counter with grass skirts or thatching.
When decorating for your themed party, use lots of natural fibers and bright tropical colors. You can use burlap or unbleached cotton for the tablecloths, or simply use a brightly colored plastic cloth. Tiki party decorations include bamboo, drink umbrellas, fresh coconuts, and of course, carved statues or masks. You can also incorporate beach or surfing décor, especially if your backyard has a pool. These accessories will help make your party fun and unique. Play tiki, Hawaiian guitar, or reggae as background music.
You can use citronella torches to keep the mosquitoes away from your tiki party guests, but do not light the torches if you are holding your party indoors. Always light tiki torches away from combustible materials, which can be tricky with all of the natural materials involved in decorating for a tiki party. If you are having an indoor party, consider using strings of festive lights instead of candles.
At your tiki party or luau, serve Hawaiian foods and delicious tropical drinks. Your menu should include fresh pineapple and other fruits on skewers, roasted pork, shrimp, and grilled chicken. If you don't want to make anything too complicated, you can even serve Hawaiian pizzas. Spam is very popular in Hawaii, so it would be appropriate to serve with rice at your luau. Tropical punch, pina coladas, mai tais, and daiquiris are the perfect drinks for any tiki party. Don't forget the paper umbrellas, tiki mugs, and maraschino cherries!
Invite your guests to wear Hawaiian shirts or grass skirts to get them in the party mood. Hand out leis at the door as you welcome them to "the island" of your party. Hold a limbo contest. You can also give out small tiki figures as party favors, or as a prize for the contest.
Even if you don't live in a hot climate, the tiki decor can help you feel like you are in a tropical paradise. Tiki parties are a fun and relaxing way to celebrate. This summer, throw a tiki party that everyone will remember!
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Banana Bread Recipe Classic Tropical Island Party or Luau

Tiki Food and Luau Party Recipes.

Banana Bread Recipe 

A Great Classic Recipe, great for a

Tiki Party, Tropical Island Party

or Luau as a appetizer or snack.

NOTE: It is best to let the bananas fully ripen,

this means turning black. This really brings out

the flavor.

You can place them in a bag, for a few days.

Heat also speeds up this process.

RECIPE

• 1 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg
  
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp baking powder
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3 mashed ripe bananas

METHOD

Mix all items together very well.

Then in a baking tin, add the dough.

Bake in oven for 1 hour at 300 degrees.

Tiki foods presents how to make a great tasteing banana bread.

Poi Recipe a Closer look at a Hawaiian & Island Food Staple. Tiki Party or Luau

Tiki Foods & Tropical Dishes.

Learn how to make the traditional Poi recipe.

A Closer look at a Hawaiian and Island Food Staple.

Great for tiki party or traditional island luau.

Poi is a crucial part of traditional Polynesian and Hawaiian daily lifestyle.

Taro, the plant from which poi comes from, and the  poi bowl are both considered sacred to the hawaiian people.

Poi

When a Poi bowl is placed on the dinner table, it is

believed the spirit of Haloa is present. Haloa is

a sacred ancestor spirit to the Hawaiian people.

This is because the Hawaiians think that the

taro plant is the original ancestor of their people.

Therefore when the bowl is placed on the table,

all family arguing must stop.

FOOD OVERVIEW

Poi has a light delicate flavor and a pasty

like texture. Fresh Poi is sweet, and as it ages

it will become more sour tasting. It is important

to keep Poi cold and out of the sun when storing.

Great as a side dish with fish.

Poi makes a great baby food.

Poi can be mixed with milk and sugar.

It is also used in making hawaiian bread.

PREPARATION

The taro is cleaned, cooked then mashed up with water.

The Poi is mashed until it forms a paste like texture.

Water can again be added before eating.

TIki Foods: Beach Soup recipe Quick island surfer favorite using spam

Learn How to make Beach Soup.

A quick and easy meal for the Beach.
A Hawaiian Classic Recipe.

RECIPE

2 cans Spam

2 cans Tomato sauce
2 cans Kidney Beans
1 onion

1 carrot 

1 potato optional
1 Tbsp Sea salt
3 cans of water.

PREPARE 

Brown the Spam and onions which are cut up into chunks.  

Add to Remaining ingredients and cook 20-30 minutes.

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Coconut Shrimp Recipe for Tiki, Luau Party or PuPu Platter.

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Coconut Shrimp Recipe

Great for a Tiki Party, Luau Party or PuPu Platter.

This is the recipe for coconut shrimp that is served at the 

Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel in Waikiki.

Ingredients:

• 24 large raw peeled shrimp
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 eggs beaten
• 3 cups shredded coconut
• 24 wooden skewers

METHOD

Place shrimp in flour and then in the beaten eggs. 

Place the shrimp in the  shredded coconut.

Deep fry shrimp at 370 F, or until they are golden brown.

Crab Rangoon Recipe. Tiki Party, Luau or Pu Pu Platter Appetizer.

TIki Foods and Island Dishes: How to make a great crab Rangoon Recipe. 

Great for Tiki Party, Luau or  Pu Pu Platter Appetizer.

Crab Rangoon Recipe
Ingredients

• 8-10 oz cream cheese
  
• 8 oz crab meat
• 1/8 red onion, chopped fine
• 1 green onion, finely sliced
  
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
  
• 1/2 tsp soy sauc
  
• 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 pk won ton wrappers

Method or Preparation:

Mix the cream cheese and crab meat.  Then, combine  the remaining ingredients.
Lay a won ton wrappers so it forms 2 triangles. Wet the edges of the won ton, Place ingredients into the wrappers and fold the edges in.  Heat oil in deep fat frier. Place gently into oil.  Fry for 3 minutes at 370.

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Tiki foods and luau party food presents the Crab Rangoon recipe, a Chinese recipe that works great as a appetizer.  Use in a pupu platter.

SKEWERED BEEF TERIYAKI APPETIZER For Tiki Party, Luau or Pu Pu Platter

Island and Tiki foods: How to make a SKEWERED BEEF TERIYAKI APPETIZER.

This is a great chinese recipe for a Tiki Party, Luau or Pu Pu Platter.

This serves 8 people.

SKEWERED BEEF TERIYAKI RECIPE

Ingredients

2 lbs silced beef

1 1/2 c. soy sauce

1 tsp. rice vinager

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 tsp ginger

2 garlic cloves

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

1/4 cup oil

1 tsp cornstarch

1 tsp lemon juice

METHOD or PREPARATION 

Combine all of the ingredients but beef to make the sauce.

Slice meat in pieces or longer for skewered.

Marinate in sauce 2-4 hours. 

Cook on grill about 12-15 minutes, turning often.

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Tiki food recipes features the skewered beef teriyaki recipe for your tiki party or as a luau party food.  This is a classic Chinese recipe that works great as a main dish or as a appetizer.

PU PU Platter Recipe Great Chinese food recipe for luau or tiki party.

PU PU Platter Recipe.
Great Chinese food  recipe for a luau or a tiki party.

Like tiki drinks, this platter has style and personality, flaming
and a assortment of exotic tastes.

A perfect appetizer for a luau or tiki party, made up of meat and seafood.

May include all kinds of yummy finger foods, like chicken fingers, wings, teriyaki beef, wantons, beef satay, carb rangon, shrimp, rips, egg rolls.

This is usually served "flaming" with a small hibachi grill in the center. This is called, the "flaming pu pu platter." small hibachi grill.


"PU PU" is a Hawaiian word that translates as Appetizer.
There are two types of Pu Pu, "light pu pus" and "heavy pu pus."
As the name implies light pu pus are lighter in far and are usually of the cold types of finger foods. The heavy is made up of warmer and heavier foods.

It started in America during the craze for "Polynesian-style" culture of the 1940s and 1950's It spread to America from Hawaii, by the great tiki legends Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic.

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TIKI FOOD RECIPES: A Hawaiian Classic HULI HULI CHICKEN

Tki Foods: How to make a classic HAWAIIAN HULI HULI CHICKEN with recipe and instructions.
I heard they are now serving it at the famous tiki temple, Don the Beachcombers.

This is a great classic Hawaiian recipe.
Very popular dish in the islands.

Very easy to make.

HULI HULI CHICKEN RECIPE
INGREDIENTS:

3 broken Chicken pieces, split or quartered
1/4 cup catsup or ketchup
1/4 cup shoyu or soy sauce
1/2 cup some chicken broth
1/3 cup a white wine
1/3 cup pineapple juice
Dash of fresh or dried ginger.
Couple drops of worcestershire.

Procedure: Mix in a bowl, brush chicken. Grill on barbecue, turning and basting for around 40 mins.


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Tiki Food Recipes: Caramelized Mango With Rum Recipe

Tiki foods videos: Cooking with rum, a great Caramelized Mango recipe for the tiki bar.


Caramelized Mango With Rum Recipe

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Caribbean food for everyone! A overview of the style

If you have ever tasted Caribbean food you then already know that the tastes of this type of food is amazing. There are so many people in the world that absolutely adore Caribbean food. Some of the most popular and most liked meals are the jerk chicken, (of course!); curry goat, and oxtail stew. The intriguing thing about Caribbean food is that the cooks of this fine cuisine take special care when cooking the food. They are always busy adding their special touches to add to the delight of whatever dish they are preparing. Not to leave out but some of the best salads from the Caribbean are also excellent, including Coleslaw, Potato and Green salads.

Caribbean foods are readily available in most grocery stores and supermarkets. Most of the time when searching for these foods, you will run across mainly fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables are the most widely used types of foods throughout the Caribbean so it only makes sense as to what you would mainly find in a store. Every now and then though, you will run across one of the highly regarded sauces or seasonings used throughout the Caribbean cuisine. It does seem like that retailers put some kind of slow activity upon making these sauces and seasonings available throughout their stores to their customers.

Moving along to Caribbean drinks you will find out that some of them are the best you can find. Soft drinks, punches, and alcohol are most highly regarded of the drinks. Soursop, pineapple, and tropical fruit punches are just a few examples of delicious tasting drinks from the islands.

The most talked about thing about Caribbean food is probably the seasonings. This is where the food has gained its widespread popularity throughout the years. This is what the make the prepared meals so enticing to purchase and consume. The very thought of cooking up some jerk chicken and adding any type of Caribbean seasoning just makes your mouth water. The trick is to wash the meat a few times, then use vinegar or lemon to wash it up even further. After you have completed this you can add all or any type of your favorite seasoning to the meat. When finished, you would want to marinate the meat, preferably for 12 to 24 hours. After that it's up to you on how creative you would want to get with the meat.

While most of the people from the Caribbean's do cook their food at a moderate level, there are some islands in the West Indies that prefer cooking their food hot. What I mean is, that most of the people cook at a moderate "spicy" level while others will cook as spicy as they can handle. An example is that jerk seasoning is considered to be a "hot" spice, but if you sparingly use it throughout your dish then it does not have to be hot. Using pepper and hot pepper sauce is up to the discretion of the person going to eat the meal. Some sauces and seasonings are considered "mouth watering" hot, so be careful when thinking about the level of spice or seasoning that you want in your meal.

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TIKI SHAKE RECIPE. Cool off with a tropical fruit shake tiki style.

TIKI SHAKE RECIPE.

Cool off with a tropical fruit shake tiki style.

OVERVIEW & ORIGINS

A Puerto Rican and Cuban classic.

This is a great healthy tropical fruit shake to cool

you off by the tiki bar.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 small papaya, peeled, seeded, chopped
• 1 mango, peeled, seeded, and  chopped
• 1 ripe banana, peeled and chopped
• 1 1/2 cups  milk
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup crushed ice

Put all the fruit in a blender and blend.

Then add the milk and ice and blend again.

ENJOY!


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Tiki foods presents a tiki shake recipe. A great luau party drink with a tropical twist. Learn about a tropical shake recipe. 

TIKI LUAU PARTY FOOD: SHRIMP & PINEAPPLE SATAY RECIPE. Easy outdoor tiki party snacks.

Tiki Foods: How to make a great tiki SHRIMP and PINEAPPLE SATAY dish.

A great easy to make a great satay for a tiki or luau party.
Easy outdoor tiki party snacks.

SATAY (means meat on a stick)

OVERVIEW:
Yummy, fun to make and eat.

NEEDED: pinapple chunks, shrimp, bamboo spikes,
butter, garlic, pepper.

RECIPE:

1. Soak bamboo spikes in water for 1 hr. (they will not burn this way)

2. Place shrimp on spike first.

3. Then add the pineapple.

4. Repeat, for how ever many you want.

5. Rub on melted butter, then garlic, then pepper.

6. Throw on the grill to heat.


NOTE: Have a place to set the bamboo spikes, out of the way of bare feet and animals when done!

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:
This one is a absolute favorite at our summer tiki bash!

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